Another problem I have is that in order to keep the pace, one must conquer in order to fund the constant supply of mercenaries that Alexander must have to keep his drive going. I've already had three messages from the advisor reminding me that I'm behind schedule. Even though this seems like alot in 30 turns, it is not. It is game over if he dies, so I had to cheat a little.Īs far as territories gained, I have cleared all of the Balkans up to the Black Sea, captured all of Anatolia, the coastal cities of Palestine, Thebes in Eygypt, and am besieging Memphis. I'm contemplating reloading my save game after that one, and had to do so earlier when I lost Alexander in a minor battle when he charged some Immortals head on.
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I just finished sending off a huge full card army attempting to relieve Issus with Parmenion's force, but lost him in the process. That's sort of how I've divided the Persia expedition having a force to guard Alexander's back has proved to be a valuable aid, as the Persians tend to send large armies to try and cut off his supply lines. Most of the set piece battles and sieges have been with Alexander's main army or with Parmenio and the follow on forces. :sweatdrop: So far, I have fought about 65 battles, many of them small scale with the barbarians and rebels of Illyria, Thrace, and Scythia with my rear area forces. The game is definately taught due to the amount of territory one has to cover in order to keep pace with the historical Alexander. I've been playing for about 30 turns so far on Med/Med since it is the first campaign. It will be a race to attain the thirty provinces in 100 turns.
I haven't got much money left, and so I must conquer to afford any upgrades. I found it wise to pull out of Asia Minor until the Thracians are pacified. As you can see, the Sacred Band was virtually ignored until after the defeat of the main body.Īs far as the campaign is going, I have used Alexander's army to conquer Illyria to secure my northwestern frontier, and am now engaged in a small war with the Trhacians with Parmenio. The army just begins to come apart! Here is a simple representation of the battle. This is difficult to achieve in the game because of the huge morale penalty suffered by the Macedonians if Alexander doesn't immediately attack the Sacred Band. Alexander's contribution to the battle was his breaktrhough in the center in a gap that developed between the Athenians and the Thebans, brought on by Phillips adept ploy of feigned retreat with his right wing.
In actuallity, they were really just a small contingent of the Theban army. but wern't they only about three hundred in number? The three units in the game represent about more like 1500-2000 in relative terms. I just don't quite know how Alexander and his Companions can expect to win in hopeless frontal charges against the rather ahistorical huge numbers of Sacred Band Thebans. I also played the Battle of Cheronea, which I have yet to win. So far, a little strange after playing RTW.
Well I went and ordered Total War Alexander, and have played a few turns of my first campaign.